The Leafs post-season hopes aren’t dead by any means, to be sure. The result: A moribund team that appeared as if it was skating in the sand of Fort Lauderdale Beach. We weren’t prepared tonight.”This much is certain: they had better be Thursday night in Tampa or their playoff hopes will be trending in the wrong direction. According to Sports Clubs Stats, the Leafs’ chances of making the playoffs dropped by 10.5 per cent to 48.6 per cent. Toronto has 14 games remaining, the Islanders and Lightning 13.

Source: National Post March 15, 2017 03:45 UTC